News and communications

General announcements and latest decisions of the Certification Officer

• Updated: 25 April 2024

The Government Property Agency brought together Civil Service leaders to exchange ideas, debate trends and inform how the GPA delivers its property services.

• Updated: 24 April 2024

The government’s Tipping Act is a step closer to coming into force, as today the Code of Practice is published and laid before Parliament. The new Code of Practice will protect the tips of more than 2 million workers giving …

• Updated: 22 April 2024

The submission of applications and complaints to the CAC.

• Updated: 22 April 2024

Help keep our people safe as we push the boundaries of cutting-edge science and technology.

• Updated: 18 April 2024

Reforms to occupational health services will be shaped through a £1.5m innovation fund, through Innovate UK's Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI), as the government continues its drive to tackle in work sickness a…

• Updated: 14 April 2024

The Government Property Agency (GPA) has appointed a quartet of new professional contracts to support delivery of its Workplace Services Projects.

• Updated: 10 April 2024

GAD developed a pension benefit modeller to support the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority as it undertook a pension reform programme.

• Updated: 9 April 2024

Leaders from across business and civil society have welcomed the Government strengthening employment protections.

• Updated: 6 April 2024

Parents and carers granted new and improved rights at work, covering leave entitlements and redundancy rules

• Updated: 6 April 2024

Consultant unions have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the government's offer, with BMA and HCSA voting yes by around 83%.

• Updated: 5 April 2024

Low Pay Commission publishes advice to Government on the future of the National Minimum Wage beyond 2024

• Updated: 27 March 2024

Actuarial valuations for public service pension schemes are now published, most of which set employer contribution rates and assess the cost control mechanism.

• Updated: 27 March 2024

GAD has built a pension benefit modeller to support the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority as it undertakes a pension reform programme.

• Updated: 25 March 2024

The GPA published its Biodiversity and Nature Recovery Annex today, detailing how it will protect the natural environment across its extensive estate.

• Updated: 25 March 2024

The British Embassy in Montevideo celebrated the fourth edition of the initiative that promotes the professional growth of young women.

• Updated: 15 March 2024

This week, the NDA group hosted it's first ever large-scale graduate recruitment event in Manchester, with over 600 candidates in attendance.

• Updated: 8 March 2024

Her work as a senior scientist involves using established imaging techniques and applying them in novel ways to real world situations, to help save lives.

• Updated: 8 March 2024

Flyaway following loss of electrical power, West Wales Airfield, Ceredigion, 6 March 2023

• Updated: 6 March 2024

The programme is open to qualified chartered surveyors who have had a break from the profession.

• Updated: 6 March 2024